Machine for applying mouthpieces to cigarettes.



No. 840,004. PATENTED JAN. 1, 1000;

1'. X MALOGSAY. MAGHINB FOR APPLYING MOUTHPIBOES T0 0100000030. APPLIOATION FILED JAN. 29. 1904.

9 SHEETS-SHEET PATENTED JAN. 1, 1907.

F. X. MALOGSAY. MAGHINE FOR APPLYING MOUTHPIBOE S T0 GIGARETTES.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 29. 1904'.

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F f wa -MM PATENTED JAN. 1,' 1907,

NO- 840,004. Y

' F. X. MALOGSAY. 'MAOHINB FOR APPLYING MOUTHPIEOES T0 OIGARETTES.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 29. 1904 7 SHEETS-S HEET 3.

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Np. 840,004. v PATENTED JAN. 1, 1907.

1?. X. MALOGSAY.

MACHINE FOR APPLYING MOUTHPIEOES TO UIGARBTTES APPLICATION FILED JAN. 29. 1904.

9 SHEETS-SHEET 4.

PATENTED JAN: 1, 1907.

MALOUSAZ.

MACHINE FOR APPLYING ZGUTHPIEGES TO GIGARETTES.

APPLIUATlON TILED JAN.29,190 L 9 SHEETS-SHEET 5 No. 840,00 PATENTED JAN. 1, 1907.

I P. X. MALOOSAY. mews FOR APPLYING MOUTHPIBGES T0 GIGABETTES.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 29, 1904 9 SHBETS-SBEET 6 PATENTED JAN. 1, 1907.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 29. 1904.

9 SHEETSSHEBT 8.

K n a w PATENTED JAN. 1, 1907 Non 840,004.

P. X. MALOGSAY. MACHINE FOR APPLYING MOUTHPIEGES T0 GIGARETTES.

APPLIOATION TILED JAN. 29. 190-1.

9 SHEETS-SHEET 9.

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ASSIGNOR ro THE- AMERICAN A G'QRPQRA' ion or new No. 840,084. Specification.

Patent. Patented Jan. 1, 1907.

Application filed January 29, 190i. Serial No. 191,095.

To LtZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK X. lVlALOGSAY,

acitiZ en of the United States, residing at, New York city, county of New York, and

State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Applying Mouthpieces to Cigarettes, fully described and represented in the follov ing specification and the accompanying draw-- ings, forming a part of the same.

This invention relates to machines for pro viding cigarettes with exterior tips or mouthpieces of suitable material applied by folding a strip of mouthpiece material about the end of the cigarette, the material being secure to the cigarette by a suitable adhesive the ends of the strip preferably overlapping slightly. Any suitable mouthpiece mate-- rial may be employed-as, for example, sheet-cork or cork or metal foil or other suitable material applied to a backing of paper.

The invention aims to provide a practical machine of high capacity for applying such tips to cigarettes, which shall apply the t ps accurately and securely and without injury to the cigarettes. A full imderstanding of the invention best. be given by a detailed description. of a preferre construction embodying the various features of the invention, and such a description will now be given in connection with the accompanying drawings, which show such a preferred cons In said drawings, the machine. Fig. 2 an enlarged scale, 1 1. Fig. left in Fig. 1. in section, looking row in Fig. 1. views taken on lines 5 an Fig. 4. Fig. 7 isar tion, of the cigarettein r l and 9 are detail views of a part or the feeding inecl'ianism. Fig. 10 is a section taken on line 10 of F 6 and 11 and on a further enlarged scale. Fig. 11 a section taken on line 11 of Fig. Fig. 12 is plan view of parts of the wrapping and deliverin mecln anisms, partly in section, on line 1 2 of Fig. Fig. 13 is a detail View of parts shownin Fig. 1Q, but showing thh same in position after l.- plan view of r on an forwarded by it is further advanced through advanced by the finger 12.

the mouthpiece material has been raised against the end of the cigarette. Fig. 14 is a sectional detail view ofparts shown in Fig. 11, but in a diderent position. Figs. 15, 16,

, and 17 are detail views of the parts for applying the strip of mouthpiece material about the end of the cigarette and showing the parts in successive positions during the operation of applying the mouthpiece material. 18 shows a cigarette provided with a mouthpiece.

Any suitable means may be provided for feeding cigarettes into position to be tipped. As shown, (see espeoia ly Figs. 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, and 9,) the cigarettes are advanced endwise through a feedway 10 to the mouthpiece-a plying mechanism. The cigarettes may e placed in the .feedway by hand, a suitable 7o feed-board-il being preferably provided in position, so that the cigarettes may be successively drawn sidewise from the feed-board into the feedway 10. Each cigarette placed in the feedway 10 is advanced by a feeding finger 12 a distance a little greater than the length of the cigarette. The finger l2 theii returns for the next cigarette, and on its next forward movement the cigarette previously 80 the feedway- 1.0 by a feeding-linger 13, which then returns to engage and advance on its next forward movement the cigarette last A third feedingiii'iger 14 acts to advance the cigarettes from the position to which they are fed by the 18, and a fourth finger 15 acts to advance the cigarettes from the position to which they have been fed by the linger 14. From the position to which successive cigarettes are fed to the finger 15 they are advanced by e feedingdinger 16 from the feedway 1.0 on to a carrier 20, having an intermittent movement transversely to the feedwaylO and by which carrier the cigarettes are supported in posi tion to have the mouthpiece material applied thereto and are then moved sidewise from the mouthpiece-ap plying means after having received their mouthpieces. The feeding-linger 12 is arranged to operate through a slot 21 in the bottom of the feedway and is withdrawn from the feedway during its return movement, so that after having fed one cigarette it will not interfere -on its return movement with the next one 1 being placed-inposition. For this purpose the finger is guided in its reciprocating movement'by a guiding-channel 22 in a bracket- I formed with an upper run a for guiding the of the finger.

feeding-finger on its forward or feed stroke and an underrun a for. guiding the feedingfinger on its return stroke, said runs being connected at one end so as to permit the finger to drop from the upper run to the under run at the end of its feeding stroke and being connected at the other end by an inclined portion for raising the finger as it approaches the end of its return movement, a yielding leaf or support 24 being provided for sup porting the in as it passes the inclined portion of the c iannel on the forward movement A forwardly-projecting arm 25 of the finger 12 is pivotally connected with an arm 26, extending from a rod 27, mounted in brackets 28, so as to be movable end- ,Wise'. This rod 27 is reciprocated by a lever 29, the upper end of which is pivotally connected with the rod 27 and the lower end of which carries a roll running in the groove of a earn 31 on the cam-shaft 30.

The feeding-fingers 13, 14, and 15 are carried by a sleeve 35, mounted on a rod 36, ex-

tending parallel to the rod 27, the sleeve being free to reciprocate longitudinally on said rod and also to rock thereon. The sleeve is reeiprocated longitudinally to give the feeding-fingers their feeding and return movements by means of a pin 37 extending from the reciprocating rod 27 and extending into i an opening 38 in the sleeve, as shown in Figs.

4 and 7. When the sleeve makes its movement to the left in Figs. 1 and 7 to give the feeding-fingers their feeding movement, the fingers extend into the feedway in position to engage the cigarettes lying therein, as shown in Fig. 2. For the return movement of the feeding-fingers the sleeve 35 is rocked to raise the fingers sulliciently to clear the cigarettes lying in the feedway, the opening 38 being of suificient width circumferentially of the sleeve to permit such'oscillation of the sleeve. The sleeve is given its oscillating movement in the construction shown by 'means of a lever 40, carried by the sleeve and extending downward into position to be engaged by a leaf-cam 41, carried by the shaft 30. This cam is timed to throw the lever 40 to the position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2 for the return movement of the feeding-fingers and is extended longitudinally of the shaft 30 sul'liciently to hold the lever 40 in such position until the feeding-fingers have been returned. sufiiciently to clear the rear ends of the cigarettes lying in the feedway 10. The rod 40 then falls back to the position shown by full lines in Fig. 2. thereby returnthe carrier 20.

ing the feeding-fingers to position to engage the cigarettes in the l eedway on their next feeding movement.

The feeding-finger 16 is carried by'the reciprocating rod 27 and is arranged so that it may be raised from feeding position for its return movement and lowered into feeding position before making its feeding movement, being for this purpose preferably pivotally mounted on the rod 27 and held from moving longitudinally thereon by collars, as shown in Fig. 7. The fingeris raised for its return movement by means of a rod 42, carried by the feeding-lingers 14 and 15, extending through an opening in the finger 16.

It is desirable to give the feeding-finger 12 a slightiy greater movement than is necessary for the feeding-fingers 1.3, 14, and 15 in order that there may be a longer space in which the cigarettes may be deposited by the operator, thus avoiding the necessity of great accuracy on the part of the operator in placing the cigarettes in the feedway. It is de sirable also to give the feeding finger 16 a greater movement thanis necessary for the feeding-fingers 13, 14, and 15 in order that the cigarettes may be properly positioned on For this purpose the rod 27 is givena reciprocating movement sullicient to give the desired movement to the feedingfingers 12 and 1b, and the opening 38 in the sleeve 35 is lengthened to allow a certain amount of lost motion between the pin 37 and the-sleeve, so that the reciprocation of the sleeve will be of the extent desired for the feeding-fingers 13, 14, and 15 and less'than the movement of the rod 27.

By providing the intermediate feeding- IOO fingers 13, 14, and 15 the feeding-finger 12 may be located at a distance from the tipping mechanism convenient for the placing of the cigarettes in the feedway by the operator. it will be understood, however, that such intermediate feeding-fingers might be omitted or that a different member might be provided.

T he carrier 20 is preferably a rotating carrier formed by a wheel having a periphery of a width substantially equal tothe length of the cigarettes and provided with a number of grooves or recesses 45 extending parallel with the axis of the wheel and forming pockets or holders to receiye the cigarettes. The carrier is rotated intermittently, each movement being su'llicient to bring one of the recesses opposite the end of the l'eedway 10. Any suitable means may be provided for giv-v ing the carrier such movement. As shown, (see Figs. 2, 4, and 5,) the carrier-shaft 46 is provided with a ratchet-wheel 47, through which the carrier is rotated by a pawl 48, carried by a lever 49, pivotally mounted on the shaft 46 and oscillated by a cam 50 on the cam-shaft 30, acting through apitrnan 51, having one end connected. to the lever and having its other end forked to straddle the seacoa shaft 30 and carryhig a roll running in the groove of the cam 50. To prevent overthrow of the carrier and secure accurate positioning thereof, a second toothed wheel. 52

- for eachfeeding movement and to hold it out of operative-position long enough to permit a Ltooth of the wheel 52 to pass the end of the awl 53. A suitable friction device, suchas shown at 56 in'Fig. 4, is also preferably provided to hold. the carrier in position during the return movement of'the pawl 18. g .,--The carrier being moved one step for each rotation of the cam-shaft 30, a pocket is presented in position to receive each clgarette advanced from the fcedway by the feeding -finger 16. as before stated, the mouthpiece material is applied to the ends of the cigarettes while they aresupported by this carrier. Preferably and as shown the applying means is arranged to apply the mouthpiece to the cigarettes while the pocket holding the same is still inline with the feed way 10. The cigarettes are positioned on the carrierwith the end. to be tipped extending beyond the carrier, as shown in Figs. 7 and 10, being fed to this position by the reeding-finger 16, the feeding-finger being given a sufficient movementto push the cigarette to the desired position on the carrier, and thus acting as a positioning device for bringing the cigarettes into position to have mouthpieces applied thereto. i

For holding the cigarettes securely inposition in the pocket 45 while the mouthpiece material is being applied to the end thereof a holding device is provided for coacting with the pocket 45, a single holding device being preferably provided for coacting with the successive pockets as. the movement of the carrier'brings them ii-il'o position. For this purpose a reciprocating plunger 60 is provided in position to bear against the top of the cigarette in the pocket 45 opposite feedvvay 10. The plunger 6O is mounted to slide vertically in a brablret 61 and is reciprocated by a lever d2, having forked end-en- -.gaging collars pn the upwardly-cadendin plunger-rod and actuated by a periphei'cd cam 63 on a cam-disk 6-l, mounted on a shaft 65, said cam (Bengt ging the opposite'end of the lever 62 tomove the lever and plur ger .against the tension of'a spring 65. The shaft 65.is driven from the cam-shaft 30 by a sprocket-chain 67, running on sprocketratchet-wheel 82.

to give the pawl 1ts actuatlng and return movements by a lever 85, connected to the Wheels on the two shafts, said sprocl etwheels being of equal size, so that the shaft 65 will make one rotation for each rotation the shaft 30, and the cam 63 is timed so that the holding-plunger will move. downward into holding position after thecigarette has been fed into position on the carrier andwill be raised after the mouthpiece has been applied to the cigarette.

Any suitable means may be provided in connection with other features of the inveniion for applying the mouthpiece material to the end ofthe cigarette and for supplying the mouthpiece material to the applying means. Preferably, however, applying and feeding means, such as shown, are employed and form in themselves parts of the invention. By such applying means a strip of mouthpiece material is folded about the end of a cigarette by having an intermediate portion of the strip applied to the cigarette and the extending portions of the strip then fold. ed about, the cigarette, the strip being preferably of a length such that the meeting ends thereof will slightly overlap. ual pieces or strips of mouthpiece material are preferably severed from long or con- I tinuous strip, which is fed forward intermittently a distance corresponding to thelength of the individual pieces or strips for forming the moiithpieces. The mouthpiece material is provided With a suitable adhesive for causing it to adhere to the cigarette, and such adhesive is preferably applied to the strip of material as it is advanced to the'severing means, The means for feeding the mouthpiece material to the applying mechanism will first be described.

Referring especially to Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 11, 12, and 14, the strip of mouthpiece material m is drawn from a web-roll supported by a bracket in the usual manner past guiderolls 71 and 72 and between feeding-rolls 73 .and 74, the feeding-rolls being driven intermittently and at each movement acting to feed the strip a distance corresponding to the length required for a single mouth iece. The roll 74 is preferably pressed yielcingly against the roll 73, being carried by a suing ing bracket 75 and held to duty by a spring 76, and the feed-rolls are geared to rotate to gether by means o f gcars 77, 78, 7t), 80, and 81. .(See Figs. 2 and 3.) For giving the feeding-rolls their intermittent movement the shaft of the roll 73 carries a intclmt-whecl 82, which is rotated by a pawl 83, carried by an arm'84, pivoted concentrically with the The arm 84 is oscillated arm 84 by a linkSG and oscillated by a cam 87 on the shaft 65. (See Figs. 1, 3, and 4.) The feeding-roll 73 is also preferably a past ing-roll, beingv mounted to rotate partly The individ therefrom.

strip successive lengths for forming the 7 shown in said figure against the tension of a mouthpieccs, such means consisting, preferably, of a lower stationary blade 92 and an upper reciprocating blade 93, the reciprocating blade 93 being carried by a bracket 94, extending from the end of a rod 95, which is reciprocated to give the cutting-blade its cutting and return movement by a cam groove 96 in the face of a cam-disk 97 on the shaft 30, said rod carrying its at lower end a roll extending into said cam-groove. As the strip is advanced by the feeding-rolls the end of the strip is drawn from the guideway 90 into position to be taken by the applyin means by a reciprocating gripper 100. Said gripper is carried by a reciprocating slide 101 and is formed by a stationary gripping-finger 102 and a movable gripping-finger 103, the movable gripping-linger being pivotally mounted and having a rearwardly-extending arm. 104. During the return movement of the slide or movement to the right in Fig. 11 the movable gr1ppmg-finger 103 is held in its:

raised position by means of a catch 105 cugaging the arm 104 to hold it in the position spring 106.' As the slide reaches the end of its return movement the downwardly-extending portion of the catch 105 engages a stationary abutment 107, and the .catch is thereby thrown to release the arm 10 1,

whereupon the gripping-finger 103 closes against the finger 102 to grip the end of the strip ac. The slide and gripper then make their feeding movement, and as the stripis fed forward by the feeding-rolls 73 and 74 the end of the strip is drawn from the end of gripper reaches the end of its feeding movement the arm 10% is engaged by a cam-abut ment 108, by which it is depressed and the gripper-arm 103 raised to release the end of the strip at, as shown in Fig. 11. When. the arm 104 is depressed to this position, the catch 105 again snaps over it to hold the gr1ppmg-finger 103 raised during the next re turn movement of the gripper. The slide 101 is re'ciproeated by a lever 110, connected to 'the slide by a link 111 (see Figs. 2, 3,'aud .4) and oscillated against the tension of a spring 1 12 by a cam 113, mounted on a short shaft 114 and driven from the shaft by a sprocket-chain 1 15, the sprocket-wheels of said chain being of equal size so-that the cam 113 will make one rotation for each rotation As the a 1 I seepea of the shaft 65. To grip the end or the strip r of mouthpiece material, the end of the gripping-linger 102 must pass over the knife-edge 4 92. The end of the guideway 90 must therei fore support the end of the stripe; a sufficient distance above the knife-blade92 to insure the end of the strip entering between the gripping-fingers. It is desirable, however, that at the time of severing the strip the strip should lie quite close to the knife-blade 92. The end of the guideway is therefore preferably arranged so as to be raised slightly at, the 'time the end of the strip is engaged by the gripper and then lowered brin the strip into position to be severed. For this purpose a portion 90'" of the guideway is preferably formed in a movable block 12-0, pivoted at a paint such that by swinging the block on its pivot the end of the guideway may-be raised. For operating the block in time with the movements of the gripper it is provided with an arm 121, (shown by dotted ines in Fig. 11,) which carries a pin extending into a cam-slot 122 formed in an extension of the slide 101. This slot 122 is so formed that at the time the'knife-blade 93 descends to sever a portion from the strip :0 the block120 lies in the position shown. in Fig. 11, and before the gripper has been moved-into position to grasp the end of the strip the block is swung upward to raise the end o'f'thefs trip, as shown in Fig. 14. The bottom of the guideway near its end is preferably perforated, as shown at 123, to communicate witha suction-chamber 12ft. The suction through the o enings 12,3 serves to hold the end of the str p flat in the guideway 90, so that the extreme end dfithe strip extending beyond the 'uideway will be in position to be grasped y the gripper. When the end ortion of the guideway is formed in a movab e block, as shown, the block may be chambered and the chamber in the block connected in any suitable manner with the suction-chamber 1241as, for example, by a neck 125-with which the block makes a sliding.connection, as shown.

The 3oouthpiece-applying mechanism comprises means for raising the severed portion of the mouthpiece material against t leprojecting end of the cigarette, supported by the carrier 20, and means for folding the extendingportions of the mouthpiece material about the cigarette. Such applying mechanism" upward to bring the 063.1. portion of the causes strip against the under side of the projecting end of the cigarette carried by the support 20, as shown in Fig. 13. The central portion of the face of the support 130 is preferably recessed to a form corresponding to one side of the cigarette, so that the mouthpiece ntiaterial will be applied by the support over substantially onehalf of the circumference of the cigarette. Such recessed portion of the face of the support 130 is preferably perforated, as shown at 13 1, the perforations opening to a chamber or passage 132 in the support, which is put in conmiiunication with the suction-chamber 124 after the strip of mouthpiece material has been fed to position on the support. The mouthpiece material will thus be sucked down against the curved face of the support, and thereby held in position on the support during its upward movement and in form to be applied to the cigarette. The mouthpiece material will thus be applied to all that portion of the cigarette corresponding to the recessed portion of the support without any considerable pressure being exerted against the cigarette. The support 130 is carried by a hollow slide 133, which is mounted to slide vertically on guideways on the face of a suction-box 134, the interior of which forms the suction-chamber 124. The slide 133 is also guided by an arm 185,-which extends through a guide-opening in the vertical supporting-plate 136, and the arm 135 carries an antifriction-roll 137,Which runs in a cam-groove 138 in the camdisk (i i, whereby the slide is reciprocated to raise and lower the support 130.

The chamber 132 of thesupport 130 com-- municates with the interior of the hollow slide 133, which is in communication with the suction-chamber 124 throu h openings in the adjacent walls of the slide and suction-box, one of said openings being; of su'liicient length to maintain the communication between the chambers for allpositions of the slide, and the opening in the wall of the suction box being controlled by a valve 139, by which the valve -opening is closed after the support has been raised and opened for securing the next piece of mouthpiece material to the support. The valve 139 is carried by a rock-shaft 140, which is rocked to operate the Valye by a pitman 141, connected. at one end to an arm on the shaft 1 19 and having its other end forked to straddle the shaft 30 and carrying caiuroll running in a cam-groove 1 12 in the face of the cam-disk 97.

For folding the extending portions of the piece of mouthpiece material upward about.

the cigarette, folding-rods 145 and 1 16 are provided, mounted to reciprocate vertically through openings in the support 130, one or more on either side of the Conc ave portion of the support.- Such folding -rods extend dowmvard through the slide 133, and their i lower ends are serum-d lo a sliding head 1 17,

:mounted to slide on a downward extensionof the slide 133, being supported thereon by a collar 1 18 and movable upward thereon the tension of a spring 1 19. The sliding head 1 17 carries a downwardly-entending rod 150, the lower end of which is forked to straddle the camshaft 30 and car ries a roll. in position to he engaged b a earn 151 on the shaft When the support 130 is moved upward to raise the mouthpiece mat rial against the cigarette, the sliding head i l? is carried. upward with the/slide, the rods thus moving "upward with the sup port in the relative position thereto shown in Fig. 11. The sliding head 147 is then raised against the tension of the spring by the earn 151, the end of the folding-rod 1 15 is projected above the face of the support 130, thereby folding one of the extending p ons of the mouthpiece material upward, as. .own in Fig. 15. The folding-rod 146 is shorter than the rod 145, so that it does not project above the face of' the support when the rods are in the position shown in Fig. 15; The upwardly-extending end of the mouthpiece material is then folded down over the cigarette by suitable folding means, such as will he hereinafter described, and the sliding head 1 1? is then moved farther upward by the cam 151 to more the folding-rods up to the position shown in Fig. 16, whereby the other cxtehding end of the mouthpiece n1a terial is bent upward, as shown in said figure. mouthpiece material is then folded down on the cigarette and its edge lapped over the of the previously-folded end, as'shown in Fig. 17.

The support 130 is preferably provided with upwardlyexteuding plates 152 and 153, which serve as guide for the piece of mouthpiece material, the plate 153 being cut away centrally for a distance corresponding to the width of the cigarette and the plate-152 extending upward, so as to form a stop for the end of the cigarette as the latter advanced into position on the carrier. I

riny suitable means may be provided for folding the upwardly-bent ends of the mouthpiece material. down arainst the cigarette.

to wipe over the top of the cigarette and to fold down one of the upstanding ends of the mouthpieca material, and then in. the other direction to fold down the other of such GlldS.

sho -n, this brush. is mounted on. a short Such upwardly-extending end of the referahly, however, there is provided, as shown, a pwotally-mounted segmental brush 155, which 18 os-allated hrst in one direction Fig. 6,) whereby the slide is reciprocated to oscillate the brush.

The folding-brush normally stands in the position shown in Figs. 2 5, 6, 11, and 15. After the folding-rod 145 has been moved upward to the position shown in Fig. the

.folding movement the folding-rod 145 will be slightly retracted out of the path of the brush. By providing for such retraction of the folding-rod the end of the rod may be moved farther upward in making its folding movement, thus securing a more satisfactory action. The folding-brush having moved to the position shown in Fig. 16, the folding rods are again projected upward to fold the other end of the mouthpiece material vupward, as shown in Fig. 16. The folding-brush is then oscillated in the reverse -direction that is, in the direction of the arrows in Figs. 16 and .17 .to fold the second upstanding end of themouthpiece material down against the cigarette andlap its edge over the edge of the previously-folded end. As the brush makes such second folding movement the foldingrods are retractod out of the path of the brush, as shown in Fig. 17, and after the brush has moved. beyond the cigarette the support 130 is moved downward away from the cigarette and into position to receive another length of mouthpiece material. The application of the mouthpiece to the cigarette is thus completed and the applying means returned to position for applying the next length of mouthpiece material to the next cigarette presented by the carrier.

The operation of applying the mouthpiece to the cigarette being completed, the holdingplunger is raised to release the cigarette, and the carrier is moved one step in the direction of the arrows in Figs. 2 and 5 to carry the cigarette from the applying means and to bring another holder 45 into position to receive and support the next cigarette to be tipped. Before the carrier makes such movement the cigarette is preferably moved endwise to bring the end to which the mouthpiece has been applied in position on the car rier, so as to be'supportcd thereby. For this purpose a push-rod 165 is preferably provided, such. rod being mounted to reciprocate endwise in an opening extending centrally of the shaft and actuated by means of a lever 166, the lower end-oi which carries'a rollrunning in a peripheral cam-groove 167 in a camdisk on the shaft 36. (See Figs. 1, 3, and 4.) The cam 167 is formed to throw the lever so making its return movement. plate will thereby,be pressed downward bis- I .low the plane of the feedway 10 and the pocket piece has been. applied to the cigarette to push the cigarette back onto the carrier, as

shown in Fig. 12, the rod being then returned to its normal position, as shown in Fig. 10. The guide-plate 152 is slotted, as shown in Figs. 11 and 13, to provide for the passage of the rod 165.

To prevent overmovement of the cigarettes under the impulse givenjto them by the rod 165, a stop is provided adjacent to the edge of the carrier toward the 'feedway 10. This stop is preferably formed by a plate 170, lying between the carrier and the end of the feedway 10 and pivoted at 171 and under the tension of a spring 172, which tends to hold the stop-plate in its operative position. The

stop-plate is provided with an arm 173, eX-

tending into position to be engaged by'a proj ection 174 on the feeding-finger 16. when the' finger moves down into feeding position after The stop- 1-5, lying opposite the fe'edway, so as not to interfere with the feeding of the cigarette from the feedway to the carrier as the finger i 16 makes its feeding movement. plate will be held depressed durin the feeding movement of the fin er 16 an untilthe linger has moved beyon said arm, at which time the cigarette which it is then feeding will have been moved beyond the stop-plate.

The stop-plate will then .be returned to its operative position by the spring 172 and" will remain in suchposition until after the ciga rette has been tipped and moved back onto the carrier by the rod 165. This stop-plate The stop also acts to prevent the cigarette fed to the.

end of the feedway by the feeding-finger 15 from moving beyond the end of the :ieedway. For insuring the adhering of the meeting edges of the strip of mouthpiece material to each other and to the cigarette means are preferably provided for pressing-the same against the cigarette for a sufficient time for the setting of the adhesive, Such pressing means is preferably arranged to press the edges of the mouth iece material against the cigarette while the atter is supported by the carrier after being delivered from theapplying means. For this urpose there is preferably provided an endl dss belt 180, supported by rolls 181 and 182 and a guide-roll 183'ior the outer run oi the belt. The rolls 181 and 182 are positioned so that the inner pan of the belt will extend about" a considerable portion of the peri hery' of the. carrier 24 0, and the tension of the belt .is suchthatwhe'n the pockets of the carrier past which the belt extends are filled with cigarettes the .belt will bear against the ci arettes with the desired pressure to hold the overlapping'edges of the mouthpiece material against the 'ciga the cigarettes to injure the same. The prespieces with thebelt to be suflicient'to'give the belt the desired movement. It will be seen that the pressure of the belt against the outer side of the mouthpiece will cause the ends of the cigarette to be pressed into the pocket of the carrier, so that the mouth piece will be pressed againstthe cigarette throughout the greater portion of its extent.

It is desirable to provide in addition to the pressure-belt 180 means for holding the cigarettes in the pockets of the carrier, and for this purpose a guard is provided, formed by a plate or bar extending about that portion of the carrier about which the belt extends and to one side of the belt, preferably in position to bear against the cigarettes at or near the end not provided with mouthpieces. Between the pressing-belt 180 and the guard 18-5 the walls of the pockets 45 are preferably extended radially of the carrier, so as to make the pockets deeper to hold the cigarettes more securely in place. Such extension of the walls of the pockets also provides a guide for the holdingplungcr 60, as will be seen by referring to Fig. 5, the holdingplunger being formed to enter between such si 0 Walls, and thereby be brou ht to accurate register with the pocket hol ing the cigarette to be tipped. The holding-plunger will also thus act tohold the carrier accurately in position for each operation of the mouthpiece-applying means.

As each pocket of the carrier is advanced .beyond the end of the pressing-belt 180 and the guard 185 the cigarettes contained therein, being unsupported, will drop therefrom and may be received by any suitable receiv ing means. Preferably, however, there is provided a slow-moving delivery-belt 190, onto which the cigarettes fall and by. which they are advanced sidewise and delivered to a suitable receptacle. The delivery-belt 190 is mounted on rolls carried by suitable hang.- ers, as shown. in Fig. 2, the shaft ofone of which rolls carries a pulley 191, carrying a belt 192, which turns also on a small pulley on a short shaft 193, which also carries large pulley having a belt 194, turning also ou a small pulley on the shaft 30.

it will be understood that although the machine shown is designed for applying mouthpieccs or tips to cigarettes of oval or "flattened cross sectiou, and the invention has been made especially with the idea of providing amachine adapted to apply tips to oval ci arettes, yet the invention is not to be limited to the application of tips to oval cigarette. but may he'embodied in machines for operhtingon cigarettes of round or other form in cross-section. It will be seen that se uce the machine shown will not be affected in its operation by slight diilerences in size of the cigarette, but will apply the mouth )iBCB material smoothly and tightly about the end of the cigarette even though the cigarette varies slightly in size from the exact size for which the machine is designed. i

It willzbe understood that the invention is not to be limited to the exact constructions and arrangements of parts to which the fore going description has been mainly confined, but that it includes various changes and modifications thereof within the claims, and it will be understood also that parts of the invention as claimed may be employed inde pendently of other parts thereof or in connection with other cooperating parts.

What is cla1med-is 1. The combination of means for supporting' a cigarette, means for applying mouthpiece material about one end of the cigarette while the cigarette is stationarily supported, and means for delivering the cigarette after the mouthpiece material has been applied thereto, substantially as described.

2. The combination of means for supporting a cigarette, means for folding a strip of mouthpiece material about one end of the cigarette while the ci arette is sta'tionarily supported, and means for deli verin the cigarette after the mouthpiece materiai has been, applied thereto, substantially as described.

3. The combination. of means for support-' ing a cigarette, means for applying mouthpiece material to one end of the cigarette while'the cigarette is stationarily supported, said means including means for app ying an intermediate portion of a strip of mouthpiece material to one end of the cigarette and means for folding'the extending ends of the strip of mouthpiece material about the c1ga rette, and means for deliverin the cigarette after the mouth iece materia has been applied thereto, su stantially as described.

4. The combination of means for supporting a cigarette, means for applying an inter mediate portion of a strip of mouthpiece-mir terial to one end of the ci arette, means for folding the extending ens of the strip of mouthpic. e material about the. cigarette while the cigarette is stationarily supported, and means for delivering the cigarette sidewise after the mouthpiece material has been applied thereto, substantially as described. I 5. The combination of'rneans for supporting a cigarette, means for folding astrip of mouthpiece material about one end of the cigarette while the cigarette is stationarily supported, and means for delivering the cigarette sidewisc after the mouthpiece material has been applied thereto, substantially as de- 1 scribed.

6. The oombimitimi of means for feeding cigarettes endwise into position to have mouthpiece material applied to one end thereof, means for supporting the cigarettes IIO mouthpiece material about one end of a cigarette while the cigarette is stationarily sup ported, means For feeding cigarettes endwise to the applying means, and means for delivering the cigarettes sidewise from the applying means, substantially as described.

8. The combination of means for applying mouthpiece material about one end of a algarette, means for feeding cigarettes endwise to the applying means, means for delivering the cigarettes sideWise from the applying means,

and means for pressing the mouthpiece material against the cigarette during such sidewise movement, substantially as described.

9. The combination of means for support- 5 ing a cigarette, means for applying mouthpiece material about one end of the cigarette While the cigarette is stationarily supported, and means for delivering the cigarettes side- Wise after the mouthpiece material has been 0 applied thereto, substantially as described.

10'. The combination of means for supporting a cigarette,-nica1'1s for applying mouthpiece material about one end of the cigarette,

means for delivering the cigarettes sidewise 5 after the mouthpiece material has been applied thereto, and means for ressing the mouthpiece material "against t -e cigarette after the cigarette isdelivered from the ap plying means, substantially as described.

11. The combination of means for supporting a cigarette, means "for applying mouthpiece material about one end of the cigarette While the cigarette is stationarily supported, and means for pressing the mouthplece ma- 4 5 terial against the cigarette after the cigarette is delivered i'rom the applying means, substantially as described.

12. The combination of means for presenting cigarettes successively in position to have mouthpiece material applied to the ends thereof, means for applying mouthpiece ma terial about the ends of the successively-prescnted cigarettes, means for delivering the cigarettes from the applying means, and

5 means for pressing the mouthpiece material against a cigarette While the applying means is acting to apply mouthpiece material to succeeding cigarette, substantially as described.

o 13. The con'ibinatiim of means for support ing a lgaret'te with one rnd prv ecting beyond the supportin means, means for applying mouthpiece material about the pro iccting end of the cigarette, pressing means 5 for pressing the mouthpiece material against sconce the cigarette, and means for delivering the cigarettefrom the applying means to the pressing means, substantially as described.

14. 'llhecombination of means for supporting a cigarette, means for applying mouthpiece material comprising means for applying an intermediate portion of a strip of mouthpiece material toone end of the cigarette and meansi'or folding the extending ends of" the strip of mouthpiece material about the cigarette with the ends overlapping, and. means for pressing such overlapping ends againstthe cigarette after the cigarette is delivered from the applying means, substantially as described.

15. The combination of means for folding a strip of mouthpiece material about the end of a cigarette with the ends overlapping, means for delivering the cigarettes sidewise WllLhOIllf rolling after the mouthpiece matedevice extending in the direction of such de- 8 5 rial has been applied thereto, and a pressing livery movement of the cigarette in position means for delivering the cigarettes sidewise without rolling after the mouthpiece material has been applied thereto, and an endless belt adapted to move in engagement with such overlapping ends of the mouthpiece materia'l as the cigarette is moved sideWise, substantially as described.

17. The combination of a support, means for applying mouthpiece material about the end of a cigarette carried by said support, said means including means for applying an intermediate portion of a strip ofmouthpiece material to the cigarette and means for folding the extending ends of the strip about the cigarette, and means for causing a"relative movement between said support and the applying means for delivering the cigarette from the applying means, substantially as described.

'18. The combination of a support, means for applying mouthpiece material about the end of a cigarette carried by said support, said means including means for applying an intermediate portion of a strip of mouthpiece material to the cigarette and means for folding the extending ends of the strip about'the cigarette, and means for causing a relative movement between said support and the applying means transversely of the cigarette; for delivering the cigarette from the applying means, substantially as described.

19. The combination of a support, means for applying mouthpiece material about one end. of a cigarette carried by said support, said means including means for applying an intermediate portion of a strip of mouthpiece material to the cigarette and means for fold-.

to carry the cigarette sidewise from the ap plying means, substantially as described.

21. The combination of a support, means for applying mouthpiece material about the end or a cigarette carried by the support, roe-ans for moving the support to carry the cigarette from the applying means, and means for pressing the mouthpiece material against the cigarette after the cigarette has been. moved from the applying means and while carried by thesupport, substantially described.

22, The combination of a support, means.

for position A3 a cigarette on the support with the one. of the cigarette extending bethe s1. sport, means for applying monthpiece mateabout the end of the cigarette, means for moving the cipjaretteendwise after the mouthpiece rnaterial has been. applied thereto to bring said end of the cigarette on the support, and. means for moving the support to carry the cigarette sidewisc from the applying means, substantially as described.

23. The combination of a support, means for posi inning igarette on the support with the end oi the cigarette extending bcfaced. the support, means for applying in euthpiece mate ial about the end of the cigarette, means for moving the cigarette endwise after the rnouthiece material has been applied.

thereto to ring said eriel of the cigarette onthe snooort, means for moving the support to car the cigarette sidewise from the ap plying means, and means for pres"ng the mouthpiece material against the cigarette the ci has been. moved ironithe applying enins an d while carried by the sup betantiall y as described.

. 1c ,osnbination of a support, means positioning a cigarette on. the support with the end of the cigarette extending beyond the support, and means for applying intmmraiiate portion of a strip of mouthpiece material to the projecting end of the ci arette and for folding the extending ends ol. LllG strip about the cigarette, substantially as do; .sribed.

The (:(JI'l'llillllttlOIl of a carrier for holda plurality of cigarettes, means or applymoutlipiecc material about one end of l1 cigarettes While the cigarettes are supported by the carrier, and means for presshig the mouthpiece material t the cigarettes after they h ave been carried beyond thea plying means d While still supported by tile carrier, substantially asdesczubed.

26. The combination of an intermittently movir ig carrier holding a plurality or ci arettes, means for feeding cigarettes to the carrier in position to have mouthpiece inaterial applied to one end of the means for applying mouthpiece material about one end of the cigarettes while sup ported by the carrier, and means for pressing the mouthpiece'material against the cigarettes after they have been carried beyond the applying means, substantially as described.

27. The combination of an intermittentlyrnoving carrier for holding a plurality of cigarettes, means for feeding cigarettes to the carrier in position to have mouthpiece ma terial applied to one end of the cigarettes, and means for applying mouthpiece material about one end of the cigarettes while station arily supported by the carrier, substantially described. 28. The combination. oi. an intermittentlyintatingcarrier for moving a plurality of cigarettes sidewie, means for applying a strip or" mouthpiece material about one end of the cigarettes While supported by the carrier, and means for pressing the mouthpiece material against the cigarettes after they have been carried beyond the applying means, substantially as described.

29. The combination of means for moving a succession of cigarettes sidewise intermittently, means for applying mouthpiece mate rial about one end of each cigarette, and means for pressing the mouthpiece material the cigarettes aft-er they have been moved beyond the applying means, substantially dcswribed= I 30. The combination of means for moving a succession of cigr tently, means for app ying mouthpiece material about one end of each ci. means moving with the ing the outhpiece material aga' r they have nio rettes the app' Dieans, substanti scr bed.

; 't he comb tion with means for applying mouthpiece materialabout one end of a cigarette, interinit tently-nioving carrier by 'w. h the cigarettes arelnieved e aft-e1 ha ring the mo 1 piece material so, thereto, and means for preshing the mouth piece material inst cigarette while the cigarette is-being advanced by said carrier, substantially as dc'crioed.

32. The OOill array, a can rier adapts e transversely to the icedway and listing a plurality pockets for receiving 'ettes from the feedway,

cttes sidcit'ise 1nternnt-- means for moving'the carrier intermittently to bring the pockets successively into posi tion to receive cigarettes from the 'lced way. means for advancing cigarettes endwise from the ieedway to the pockets of the carrier, and means for applying mouthpiece material about the ends of the cigarettes While supported by the carrier, substantially as described.

33. The combination of the teedway 10, fced board l1, reciprocating feeding-finger 12, means for retracting the feeding-finger during its return movement, and feeding means for advancing through. the feedway the cigarettes fed by the finger 12, substari- -tially described. i I

34. The combination of a feedway, a carricr adapted to move transversely to the feedway and having a plurality oi. pockets for receiving cigarettes from the leedway, means for moving the carrier intermittently to bring the pockets successively into position to receive cigarettes from the fcedway, means for feeding cigarettes endwise from the feedway to the carrier'and into position with the end of the cigarette extending beyond the carrier, means for applying. mouthpiece material about the end oi the cigarette, means for moving the cigarette endwise after the mouthpiece material has been applied thereto to bring said end of the cigarette on the carrier, a stop between the carrier and thc feedway for limiting such end'wisc movement of the cigarette, and. means for moving said. stop out of the path of the cigarettes during the feedin of the cigarettes to the carrier, substantia ly as described.

35. The combination oi a feedway, a support, means for advancing a cigarette end- WlSG- from the ieedway onto'the support,

means for applying mouthpiece material about the end. of the cigarette, means for moving the cigarette endwise in the reverse direction after the mouthpiece material has been applied thereto, a'stop between the feedway and the support for limiting'such 3 reverse movement of the cigarette, and

means for moving said stop to permit cigarettes to be fed from the feedway'to the sup-' successively to hold the cigarettes therein" when in position to have mouthpiece material applicd thereto, substantially as described.

37. The combination of an intermittently moving carrier having a plurality of open pockets for holding cigarettes, mean. lor applying mouthpiece material about the ends of cigarettes supported by the carrier, and a pockets for holding cigarettes, means tor applying mouthpiece material abou he ends of cigarettes supported by the carrier, and a holding device for enacting With the pockets successively to hold the cigarettes therein when in position to have mouth ece material applied thereto, thecarrier zr- 3hr holding device being provided with parts l-L'l'lilfiil to secure the exact positioning of the pockets with relation to the applying means and the holding device, substantially as described.

39. The combination of an intermittentlymoving carrier having a plurality of open pockets for holdingcigarettes, means for aoplying mouthpiece material about the on s of cigarettes supported by the carrier, and a holding device for coacting with the pockets successively to hold the cigarettes therein when in position to have mouthpiece material applied thereto, the holding device being formed to engage the side walls of the pooheis, subsi antially as described.

40. The combination of means for presentin g cigarettes successively in posit ion to have moulhpiece material applied to the ends thereof, means for feeding a strip of mouthpiccc ntaal'erial intermittently, means for severing pieces therefrom, means for applying an liner-mediate portion of such pieces of mouthpiece material to the cigarettes While the cigarettes are stationarily supported, and means For folding the extending ends of the piece of mouthpiece material about the cigarette, substantially as described.

41. The combination of means for support.-

rioning a piece of mouthpiece material on the support, means for causing a relative move ment between the cigarette-supportin g means the mouthpiece material about the cigarette,

substantially as described.

43. The combinal ion of nouns for supporting a cigarette, a support havingits supporting-l'ncc recessed to correspond with the form of one side of the cigarette, means for posimg a cigarette, a support, means for posistantially as described.

sconce.

ing-face recessed to correspond with the form of one side of the cigarette, means for positioning a piece of mouthpiece material on the support, means for causing a relative move ment between the cigarett e-su p porting means and said support to bring an intermediate portion of the piece of mouthpiece material against the cigarette, means for folding the extending ends of the piece of mouthpiece:

material about the cigarette, and suction means connected with perforations in the recessed face of said support whereby he mouthpiece material is drawn into said re cess, substantially as described.

45. The combination of means for supporting a cigarette, a support having its support-' ing-face recessed to correspond with the'form of one side of the cigarette, means for positioning a piece of mouthpiecematerial on the support, means for raising the support to carry an intermediate portion of the piece of mouthpiece material against the cigarette, means folding the extending ends of the piece of m onlh piece material about the ciga rette, and suction means connected with per forations in the recessed face of the support whereby the mouthpiece material is drawn into the recess and held in position. on the support during its upward movemel'it, substantially as described.

46. The combination of means for sup porting a cigarette, a sup ort, means for positioning a piece of mout piece materialon the support, means for raising the support to carry an intermediate portion of the piece of mouthpiece material against the cigarette, foiders carried. by the support for folding the extending ends of the piece or" mouthpiece material upward, and means for folding such upturned ends down on the cigarette, sub" 47. The combination of means for sup porting a cigarette, a support, means for positioning a piece of mouthpiece material on the support, means for raising the sunport to carry an intermediate portion of tie piece of mouthpiece material against the cigarette,

folders carried by'the support for folding the extending ends of the piece of mouthpiece material upward, means for operating Sitii fold rs successively, and means iorfolding such upturned ends down on the cigarette, suhstantiaily as described.

The combination of means for suppiece of mouthpiece material vupwa cessiv'ely, and means for folding such up porting a cigarette, a support, means for P0 sitioning a piece of mouthpiece material on. the support, means for raising the support to carry an intermediate portion of toe piece of mouthpiece material against the cig .tto, folding-rods mounted to reciprocate thr 'igh the face of the support, means for o i said rods to fold the extending env otthe d sum turned ends down on the tially as described.

49. The combination of means for supporting a cigarette, means for applying an intermediate portion of a piece of mouthpiece material to the cigarette while the cigarette is supported by said means, folders for folding the extending ends of the piece oi mouth:

cigarette, substanpiece material upward, and other means for" rolding such upturned ends down on the cigarette, suhstantiallyas described.

l 50. The combinatiorr'pf means ior'supf.

porting a cigarette, means for applying an I intermediate portion ofa piece of mouthpiece 1" material to the cigarette While the cigaretteis supported by said. means, folders for fold mg the extending endsof the ieceiot mouthpiece mater lupward successively'mn d otheri means for folding the upturned ends of the, piece of mouthpiece material dmvn OIlniillQ cigarette, substantially asdescribed.

511 The combination of'miecns for supiporting'a cigarette, means for ap 'ilying an intermediate portionhf apiecdoi mouthpiece materialito the cigarette, folders for'foidirig the extending ends of the piece of .luoutilirpiece material u JWard successively, and: a reciprocating fol er for folding the upturned ends of the piece of mouthpiece-material down on the ci ,arette, saidfioldcraating to told one of such upturned an down as it movesin. one direction and the other as it moves in the other direction, substantially as described.

The combination of means for sup porting a cigarette, msansitor applying an intermediate portion of a pieccnflipouthniece materiaii to the; cigarette, folders for ioiding the extendingends oi. the pieceoi mouthpiece materiai'upwardsuccessively, and an oscillating fold for folding the upturned ends of the piece of mouthpiece material down entire cigarette, said. folder acting to fold orients moves in on pireotion and ttiocther as it moves in e other direction, substantially as descrihc v combination oi means for supporting a cigarette, nieanstorappiying an inn upturned ends down. as it 

